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- 21 Sep 2012 16:52
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
- Replies: 5409
- Views: 709969
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
Continue the trials of Vikramaditya with asbestos boilers, get them to India and then replace them with brick lined ones in Kochi since IAC-1 might be using the same we have discussions for 50 subs, many of them nuclear powered, why not add the nuclear propulsion systems to the aicraft carriers? Eve...
- 20 Sep 2012 19:03
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
- Replies: 4358
- Views: 555266
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Sub launched Brahmos is currently vertical only, why not make it possible through torpedo tubes? EDEnhtrjR3U The changes might be, one is like a Skhvall with the nose cap of Brhamos releasing gas to create a gas bubble for the booster to fire and second, if the booster is nozzled, sharp vectoring is...
- 20 Sep 2012 08:23
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
- Replies: 4358
- Views: 555266
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Is the mention of full digital flight control system for the first time? am assuming it improves the vehicle's precision in following the defined trajectory and also to counter the ABMs. They say this is one of the lightest missile, while the first stage is still maraging steel? [6] the 2nd sub only...
- 18 Sep 2012 07:09
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1257703
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
Whats the difference between the RCS of a cruise missile and LO fighter/bomber from a radar perspective? very less, so if we can get a credible CMD wouldn't that apply to stealth fighters as well? good, Vivek is playing the Devil's advocate Are the concepts of radar and software controlled radio com...
- 17 Sep 2012 09:15
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
- Replies: 5409
- Views: 709969
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
IN, please go with a nuclear power plant, with all that experience from Arihant trials
- 17 Sep 2012 07:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city ... 429116.cmsindigenous Assamese Muslims, on Sunday said that their community members wanted to be identified by their ethnicity and not by their religion
- 15 Sep 2012 20:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
Sridhar ji, Its the plausible why of a situation, not trying to justify it. While it does bring out the police thinking is still regional, (since Chennai hasn't seen this kind of violence more often, they aren't prepared,) the problem is the same across India, the nature of these religious riot blip...
- 15 Sep 2012 19:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
She didn't instigate the violence, just took advantage of the situation, hopefully riot police were few mins away if things got out of control
- 15 Sep 2012 19:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
Amma just wants to send a message to the US that interfering with Koodankulam through their cohorts is unacceptable, and she doesn't come down hard on the anti-nuke protesters either to blackmail the Center on Power sharing; PM material!
Though flailing on the Sri lankan issues
Though flailing on the Sri lankan issues
- 15 Sep 2012 05:20
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Interests
- Replies: 6458
- Views: 843797
Re: Indian Interests
@Prahaar, the roof top mounted solar panels can serve for say 5 years, and the GoI arm looking after the power sector can take that sweet time to lay power lines for rural areas; teachers can step in on rainy days :lol: for a network, at the moment its one way with TV broadcast, its only when you wa...
- 15 Sep 2012 04:32
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
- Replies: 4215
- Views: 532262
Re: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
As long as its Chai biskoot discussion, there is a qualitative difference between a C-130j and an upgraded AN-32 in terms of avionics and carries a tag of 'all weather capable', how does the Merlin compare with the Mi-17v5 on those terms? this is not about dissing Russian maal, just counting how far...
- 14 Sep 2012 09:01
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
- Replies: 4215
- Views: 532262
Re: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
Not an yuvraj fan, but are the AW101 Merlins for VVIPs all weather choppers? like test flown in Indian monsoon & NE terrain
- 14 Sep 2012 07:49
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Interests
- Replies: 6458
- Views: 843797
Re: Indian Interests
The Gates foundation (I think) has a project of providing a laptop for every child, they would do better if they setup A/V equipment in schools with NCERT curriculum streaming nationwide similar to how UGC had lectures telecast in the earlier era. More channels (one for each grade + subject combo) w...
- 12 Sep 2012 10:00
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
- Replies: 4215
- Views: 532262
Re: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
Hmmm... no radar in 2012
Anyways, whats wrong with having TCAS systems with requisite calibration for separation on mil Choppers? is it radio silence needed on the mission? the recent collision could have been avoided.
Anyways, whats wrong with having TCAS systems with requisite calibration for separation on mil Choppers? is it radio silence needed on the mission? the recent collision could have been avoided.
- 12 Sep 2012 09:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
- Replies: 4215
- Views: 532262
Re: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
Autopilot leads to a terrain avoidance/following system being added later on? the low flying Jaguar's might as well have it as a requirement
- 10 Sep 2012 00:02
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Space Program Discussion
- Replies: 3966
- Views: 966956
Re: Indian Space Program Discussion
Congragulations ISRO! looks like time has come to delegate PSLV to private sector to ramp up as they had announced recently In the case of Sea launch, will say 6 strap-on rockets be enough to stabilize the main rocket from the platform's pitch and roll conditions, the concentric circle of thrust pro...
- 09 Sep 2012 02:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
one problem is to identify the illegal immigrants from Bangla, with the identification documents method failing since they were made easily available by corrupt and/or sympathetic officials, we have to look for alternatives. Its collecting DNA (preferably at the ADHAAR level) 1) Determining biologic...
- 09 Sep 2012 01:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 737629
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
The Chinese claim Tibet, SCS etc based on historical or anecdotal evidence, and just for argument sake if we draw an equivalent in India, it is the Akhand Bharat, which includes many of today's nations including TSP, Bangla etc., so, if India as a nation doesn't accept that line of thought, how can ...
- 06 Sep 2012 12:26
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
- Replies: 4215
- Views: 532262
Re: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
Here is a system suitable for such purpose, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_Airborne_FireFighting_System platform wise it can probably go into the cargo hold of a civil airliner as well Good for, Aerial refueling Aerial Fire fighting NBC de-fumigation aerially say after a Tactical Nuke attack i...
- 04 Sep 2012 03:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
That kind of game requires that only NIA spokesperson makes the statements and not individual police departments, and it could very well be saudi based pak handlers
- 03 Sep 2012 06:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
^^^ The proposal was instead of blanket bans, GoI should have fine tuned control on content lest we are bandied with China on media control, regarding geo-location, 1) within country GoI has total control over ISPs, even data connections over mobile phones can be traced, sat phones are controlled, s...
- 03 Sep 2012 01:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
while nodding in agreement with your post, handling the online hate propaganda is not just our problem alone, many nations have same issuesnakul wrote:We can't block each & every site for its nearly impossible.
- 03 Sep 2012 00:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
Ok Nakul saab, foreign hand or not a vulnerability was exposed and lets see the issue as a series of events than just Azad maidan violence And whats stopping the censoring of uploaded content within the country based on zip codes using geo location software? one of the requirements of the content up...
- 02 Sep 2012 21:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
the theology provides freedom from sense of guilt which is otherwise there in almost all other religions Crux of the issue Brihaspatiji, thats where they are missing the moral compass wrt to non-muslims Nakul saab, arsenic contamination is usually treated at the source of the water, not on the dist...
- 02 Sep 2012 14:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
In Singapore, police video-tapes all sermons at mosques to keep a tab on rabid Moulvis and what they are telling the faithfools. They have also found a solution for blaring Aazaan from mosques five times a day -- they have given a radio to all Muslims and Moulvis are required to call for Azaan over...
- 02 Sep 2012 09:35
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 5222
- Views: 712037
Re: Raffy wins - Go Katrina!
Interested in the MKIsation of the Rafale aspect, which is distinct from the "TOT deal" and "100% indigenous manufacture in say 5 years" goals
- 02 Sep 2012 09:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1211506
Re: Internal Security Watch
A lot is being said, can't help but notice one IM 101 point, to catch a long distance train at the earliest from the crime spot and find shelter at a faraway location which is all pre-arranged, taking the train approach avoids being trapped in a police nakabandi An approach is to mandate a photo id ...
- 26 Aug 2012 01:29
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
- Replies: 4358
- Views: 555266
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
^^^ that would be A-3 I believe, instead of back to back tests as originally stated they are doing test-review-test keeping in mind the impact on user confidence and Prithvi launch is a non-event now :-), no comments at all Is the 43km altitude similar to what Shaurya is capable of? to stay below lo...
- 19 Aug 2012 21:51
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
- Replies: 5409
- Views: 709969
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
A way out is to barter ALH for LUH, thisapproach to imports should be treated on par with defence offsets program, we tried with Russia but didn't pan out. Wasn't Bell responsible for ALH's export debacle in Chile, so even a quid pro quo with ALH making headway into these markets without Bell playin...
- 19 Aug 2012 21:43
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
- Replies: 4358
- Views: 555266
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
As far as the vehicle goes, all the improvements being asked for provision of higher-resolution target acquisition sight for the gunner, enhanced user-friendliness in acquisition of target through reduced offset between sight and missile seeker-acquired target scene image, improved amphibious perfor...
- 18 Aug 2012 21:51
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
- Replies: 5409
- Views: 709969
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
Good going Pipavav! this will probably force other private players with a "me too" moment of thinking in their boardrooms with regards to defence exports.
- 17 Aug 2012 08:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Thunder at 100 feet: Flying the Rafale
- Replies: 94
- Views: 14350
Re: Thunder at 100 feet: Flying the Rafale
In the context of low level flying, the EF is equipped with terrain following mode as well as auto recovery From EF's page, http://www.eurofighter.com/capabilities/performance/fight-control-system.html "Emergency features have also been embodied in the system design to ensure maximum safety of ...
- 12 Aug 2012 01:29
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Thunder at 100 feet: Flying the Rafale
- Replies: 94
- Views: 14350
Re: Thunder at 100 feet: Flying the Rafale
Controlled Flight Into Terrain class accidents have happened even with fighters equipped with Terrain Avoidance software. The first Rafale accident was one where the pilot ploughed the fighter into the ground after deactivating 2 ground warning/collision avoidance warnings. The system will not reco...
- 05 Aug 2012 01:09
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Space Program Discussion
- Replies: 3966
- Views: 966956
Re: Indian Space Program Discussion
while Mars mission is good for science, I would prefer Antrix to make compact comm. sats like the Iridium ones by following up with a JV with Russia and using their launch vehicles. Iridium failed because its services were expensive and one of the strenghts of ISRO is its cost effective programs. No...
- 04 Aug 2012 10:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Thunder at 100 feet: Flying the Rafale
- Replies: 94
- Views: 14350
Re: Thunder at 100 feet: Flying the Rafale
One of the most impressive technologies on offer in the Rafale is the advanced terrain following system which allows the jet to skim the surface of the earth using the Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS). Operational in two modes, the AFCS, allows the pilot to conduct a fully automated attack ru...
- 03 Aug 2012 06:38
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
- Replies: 4358
- Views: 555266
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Saik, an air launch can have varying starting velocities for Brahmos, the booster would have to normalize that to a minimum speed that the ramjet 2nd stage needs to ignite and accelerate reduce that minimum speed, the booster size is reduced enabling more to be carried on the MKI, currently the air ...
- 30 Jul 2012 01:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
- Replies: 4358
- Views: 555266
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
the booster shoots up after separation, so shall we conclude that they attempted early separation to study the performance, the 2nd stage burning is smokeless but looks like hasn't hit the Mach barrier yet
- 30 Jul 2012 01:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 2896
- Views: 833249
Re: CT and COIN operations in India: News, Images and Discus
well, would you prefer a telecommute option if given? regarding network, we have better cell phone coverage than hospital infra coverage, we tried Wimax for low cell tower density but looks like that technology didn't pan out as planned, then say we consider a dedicated network like Iridium with a s...
- 29 Jul 2012 11:01
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 2896
- Views: 833249
Re: CT and COIN operations in India: News, Images and Discus
we have telemedicine going, heard there is telesurgery as well in research phase. This is the point where I usually get into trouble on BR but anyways, the concept is basically an ICU with robotic operating arms controlled by a surgeon over a network. ICU in a mobile capsule that can be heli transpo...
- 29 Jul 2012 10:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 2896
- Views: 833249
Re: CT and COIN operations in India: News, Images and Discus
^^^ Good to know Raja Boseji, wonder what kind of protection they had in hot zones? the higher number of casualties in Kargil were said to be because of casevac not being available in time, things might have improved in the last decade with larger heli fleets at our disposal yet, there seems to be r...